Important South African Police facility saved from complete collapse
The South African Police Service Forensic Science Laboratory in KwaZulu-Natal has an upgraded home, which should improve the analysis of forensic material.
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The South African Police Service Forensic Science Laboratory in KwaZulu-Natal has an upgraded home, which should improve the analysis of forensic material.
Nelson Mandela Bay, which is home to Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, is collapsing with municipal chaos, out-of-control crime, and governance problems.
The Port Elizabeth Flying Squad is operating with just one response vehicle, an old bakkie with 300,000 kilometres on the clock, to serve 1.2 million residents.
Tensions flared when former Police Minister Bheki Cele was questioned by Portfolio Committee on Police chairperson Ian Cameron before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. The Committee, which is investigating KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations of criminality within the South African Police Service (SAPS), was hearing Cele’s evidence. Cameron questioned Cele about his connection…